5 Songs. Evans tells the story of the world's first black heavyweight champion. Reparto: Shots Fired. . Photo of Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion, whose reign lasted from to , was also the first African American pop. Arthur John Johnson, más conocido como Jack Johnson y apodado “El Gigante de Galveston”, fue un boxeador estadounidense y probablemente el mejor peso pesado de su generación. This nonfiction picture book from author Charles R. Jack Johnson (boxeador) ; Jack Johnson ; Nombre, Arthur John Johnson ; Nacimiento, Galveston, Texas 31 de marzo de ; Fallecimiento, Raleigh, Carolina del Norte. Duration: 13 minutes. Jack Johnson became the first African American to earn boxing's heavyweight title in Known for a style that combined power, balance, and loose- ness. Listen to Black Jack Johnson EP by I AM LEGEND on Apple Music. On this day in , Jack Johnson became the first black heavyweight boxing champion of the world by defeating Tommy. Smith Jr and illustrated by Shane W. African-American boxer, Jack Johnson, he became World Heavyweight Champion in and defeated a series of 'great white hopes' who challenged him. Black Jack Johnson conocido por su papel en Shots Fired (), Not Another Zombie Movie. Descripción general del libro Tells the story of the first black heavyweight champion of the world, Jack Johnson, who rose through the ranks in the early. Black Jack Johnson.